LXI - LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation

Every serious test interface makes bold claims about flexibility, scalability and performance—but only one extends the cost-effective power of LAN. LXI is the robust system backbone for today and tomorrow, and it lets you easily connect the system you need: big or small, local or remote. Thousands of instruments have passed LXI conformance testing, and every one of them lets you use the connection you already know.

Application Note 1465-33. When you migrate to a hybrid system that includes LXI along with GPIB, VXI, PXI, or any other architecture, two scenarios are most typical, minimum development time and maximum overall performance

Keysight’s USB instruments are compatible with USBTMC, a vendor-independent device class for test and measurement resources. This application note explains how USBTMC works and how you can use the generic services to control your USB instruments.

VXI-11 is one of two alternative protocols used by most LAN-based instruments. It is based on RPC (Remote Procedure Calls). This application note explains how VXI-11 works and discusses a number of programming examples.

TCP is one of two alternative protocols used by most LAN-based instruments. It is the more elegant from a programming standpoint. This application note explains how instrument control works through TCP.

If you haven’t used Linux in test applications, this document will provide a detailed overview. Topics include: A brief Linux history, why use Linux, free tools available for application development and an instrument control overview.